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After trying and failing yesterday to pay for the person behind me at the drive­through, I decided to take a different approach today. I did something that absolutely could not be  __1__ , and probably won't   __2__   be noticed for another few hours. About once a week, I go and get a   __3__   at Starbucks. I usually __4__ by credit card, or my Starbucks card, which means that I, like many others, don't get any   __5__ or cash back. As a result, I don't often put money into the tip jar (罐子)－and  __6__  I do, it's usually a dollar that I've pulled out of my   __7__   for that purpose.

Actually, it is   __8__   for me to recall a bit of history: my family was recently at a(n)   __9__   house with my parents. My kids, husband, and I did some grocery shopping and   __10__   meals, Partway through the vacation, my dad paid me－in cash－ __11__    the groceries. It was not the money I    __12__   to get, or to which I felt entitled, but I   __13__   it because I have learned that turning down my father's money feels to him like I am rejecting his   __14__ .

So today, I   __15__   to have a $ 50 bill in my wallet. Before placing my   __16__   for my $ 2 coffee, I folded up the bill   __17__   the number didn't show, and as the cashier was getting my coffee, I   __18__ the $ 50 into the tip jar.

I get a little giggle (咯咯笑) inside of me when I   __19__   them going through the tips at the end of the day. I wish I had the   __20__   capability to behave like this more often!

1. A. sold                   B. made

C. repaired                D. rejected

2. A. ever                   B. still

C. even                   D. yet

3. A. tea                    B. coffee

C. beer                   D. milk

4. A. pay                    B. leave

C. arrive                  D. drink

5. A. note                   B. bill

C. talk                    D. change

6. A. unless                  B. when

C. because                 D. although

7. A. wallet                  B. box

C. bed                    D. book

8. A. disappointing            B. miserable

C. necessary               D. believable

9. A. expensive               B. wood

C. vacation                D. private

10. A. finished                B. gave

C. threw                   D. prepared

11. A. for                     B. with

C. in                      D. over

12. A. refused                 B. expected

C. persuaded               D. managed

13. A. spent                   B. required

C. took                   D. appreciated

14. A. gift                    B. request

C. love                   D. word

15. A. planned                B. hoped

C. decided                D. happened

16. A. cup                    B. order

C. phone                  D. hand

17. A. in case                  B. now that

C. so that                  D. even if

18. A. put                     B. saw

C. checked                 D. fixed

19. A. hear                    B. mind

C. regret                   D. imagine

20. A. design                  B. economic

C. work                   D. funny

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文。作者在给别人付钱遭到拒绝后，想出了更为妥当的方法。

1．解析：根据文章第一句中的“After trying and failing yesterday to pay for the person”可知，作者昨天为别人付钱没有成功，现在做了某件别人无法拒绝(rejected)的事情。

答案：D

2．解析：此处表示作者所做的事情可能甚至(even)几个小时内都不会被注意到。

答案：C

3．解析：根据下文中的“Before placing my __16__ for my $ 2 coffee”可知，此处指的是咖啡(coffee)。

答案：B

4．解析：结合空格后的“by credit card，or my Starbucks card”可知，此处表示支付方式。pay by credit card意为“用信用卡付款”。

答案：A

5．解析：根据上文中的“by credit card，or my Starbucks card”可知，因为是刷卡，所以不会找零钱(change)。

答案：D

6．解析：当作者这样做的时候，通常是投入一美元。

答案：B

7．解析：结合空格前的“it's usually a dollar that I've pulled out of my”可知，这里指从钱包(wallet)里拿钱。

答案：A

8．解析：根据空后的叙述并结合选项可知，此处表示对作者来说，回忆一些个人经历是有必要的(necessary)。

答案：C

9．解析：根据下文中的“Partway through the vacation”可知，作者一家人在一个度假(vacation)屋。

答案：C

10．解析：结合空前的“did some grocery shopping”和空后的“meals”可知，作者和孩子以及丈夫去杂货店购物，准备(prepared)了饭。

答案：D

11．解析：从空前的“my dad paid me”以及空后的“the groceries”可知，父亲给了作者购物的钱。pay sb. for sth.为固定短语。

答案：A

12．解析：根据空格后的“to get，or to which I felt entitled”可知，这些钱不是作者期望(expected)得到的。

答案：B

13．解析：结合空前的“but”和空后的“because I have learned that turning down my father's money feels to him like I am rejecting his __14__”可知，作者拿(took)了父亲的钱，因为她认为拒绝父亲的钱会让父亲感到她是在拒绝他的爱(love)。

答案：C

14．解析：参见上题解析。

答案：C

15．解析：根据空后的“to have a $ 50 bill in my wallet”可知，今天作者的钱包里面碰巧(happened)有一张50美元的钞票。

答案：D

16．解析：结合空后的“for my $ 2 coffee”可知，此处表示在自己订购2美元的咖啡之前。

答案：B

17．解析：根据空格后的“the number didn't show”可知，应用so that表示作者把钞票折起来，为了不让钞票上的数字露出来。

答案：C

18．解析：从空后的“into the tip jar”可知，作者把钱放(put)进了小费罐里。

答案：A

19．解析：联系空后的“them going through the tips at the end of the day”可知，作者在想象(imagine)他们在一天结束时检查小费时的情景。

答案：D

20．解析：结合空后的“to behave like this more often”可知，作者希望自己有经济能力让她能够更经常地做像今天这样的事情。

答案：B